Mrs. Emma Alice “E” Crawford, age 78, of Rome

Mrs. Emma Alice “E” Crawford, age 78, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at a local healthcare facility.

Mrs. Crawford was born in Fort Payne, Alabama on January 19, 1948, daughter of the late Arnold Chester Patterson and the late Effie Luella Schrader Patterson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Leonard William “Crop” Crawford, and siblings, Doris Headrick, D.L. Patterson, Johnny Patterson, Bobby Patterson, and Imogene Tidmore. Mrs. Crawford worked for many years at Klopman/Burlington Mills and later retired from Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy.

Mrs. Crawford is survived by her children, Lynn Crawford Holbrooks and Michael Crawford (Kim); granddaughters, Amber (TJ), Anna (Jacob), Rebecca, Jenny, and Katie; great grandchildren, Brettley, Maisy, Augustus Jake, Preston & Kyler; siblings, Charles Patterson (Karen), Kathleen Lowry (Stephen), and Dovie Patterson; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 12pm in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with Rev. James House officiating. Interment will follow in Rome Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Tuesday from 10am until 11:45pm.

Pallbearers are asked to assemble at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Tuesday at 11:30am and include Corey Davidson, Brettley Davidson, Steven Pledger, Russell Justice, Mark Sisson, and Clark Sisson.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Emma Alice “E” Crawford.